Note - Missing information and/or links will be added with the top eleven post.
32. Interpol - Our Love to Admire
Release Date: July 10 (Capitol)
31. Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
Release Date: April 24 (Domino/Warner Bros)
30. !!! - Myth Takes
Release Date: March 5 (Warp)
29. Kanye West - Graduation
Release Date: September 11 (Roc-a-Fella)
28. Pinback - Autumn of the Seraphs
Release Date: September 11 (Touch and Go)
27. Art Brut - It's a Bit Complicated
Release Date: June 19 (Downtown)
26. Low - Drums and Guns
Release Date: March 20 (Sub Pop)
25. Jay-Z - American Gangster
Release Date:
24. Iron and Wine - Shepherd's Dog
Release Date: September 25 (Sub Pop)
23. Gabriel Teodros - Lovework
Release Date: February 27 (MASSline)
Why You Care: Gabriel came to Bumbershoot this year, and even though school prevented me from going, word was he rocked it. I only just discovered him this year, and what a great album to introduce his musical efforts. Although hes been around for years as a producer and collaborator, solo stuff is limited. His beats are infectious, and his rhymes perfectly compliment his commentary. Rapid fire, and yet relaxed. Passively agressively in your face; smooth enough to creep into your conscious before you have a chance to notice.
Gabriel Teodros - No Label (Esma Remix)
22. Panda Bear - Person Pitch
Release Date: March 20 (Paw)
Why You Care: Because Animal Collective might make a further appearance on this countdown, and Noah Lennox is an integral contributer to the group's high placement. Panda Bear combines all the greatness of sixties boy-band, take-home-to-your-mama groove (Smile Brian Wilson, you'd be proud) with a healthy dose of the electronic manipulation Lennox knows best. If I continue describing, I won't do the effort justice. It's beyond literal explanation. Just listen.
21. The Apples in Stereo - New Magnetic Wonder
Release Date: February 6 (Yep Roc)
20. Tim Fite - Over the Counterculture
Release Date: (Self-Released, available free on his website)
19. Blonde Redhead - 23
Release Date: April 10 (4AD)
18. Peter Bjorn and John - Writer's Block
Release Date: February 20 (V2/Almost Gold)
Why You Care: (Whistling) Need I not speak more?
Peter Bjorn and John - Young Folks
17. Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
Release Date: March 20 (Sony BMG)
16. Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?
Release Date: January 23 (Polyvinyl)
15. Beirut - The Flying Club Cup
Release Date: September 4 (Ba Da Bing!)
14. Les Savy Fav - Let's Stay Friends
Release Date: September 18 (Frenchkiss)
13. The White Stripes - Icky Thump
Release Date: June 6 (Third Man/Warner Bros)
12. The Cribs - Men's Needs, Women's Needs. Whatever
Release Date: May 21 (Warner Bros)
